Ex-Flanker
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Hi Guys,
I'm a new ref and I just reffed my first game this weekend. I had a question about something that happened during the game.
Purple 10 has the ball in open play. He is tackled and lifted by Blue 7. Before Blue 7 has a chance to put him down or do anything else, players from both teams join the tackle and form a maul. Purple 10 is lifted off his feet throughout the maul by a combination of players from both teams.
I called maul and as it came to a standstill quickly and the ball wasn't available, I awarded a scrum to blue. Purple 10 was complaining about being lifted in the maul but my view was that he was lifted in the tackle and the maul formed around the tackle.
Was my decision correct? Could I have managed the situation differently? Note that this was a very low level game, with several players new to rugby.
I'm a new ref and I just reffed my first game this weekend. I had a question about something that happened during the game.
Purple 10 has the ball in open play. He is tackled and lifted by Blue 7. Before Blue 7 has a chance to put him down or do anything else, players from both teams join the tackle and form a maul. Purple 10 is lifted off his feet throughout the maul by a combination of players from both teams.
I called maul and as it came to a standstill quickly and the ball wasn't available, I awarded a scrum to blue. Purple 10 was complaining about being lifted in the maul but my view was that he was lifted in the tackle and the maul formed around the tackle.
Was my decision correct? Could I have managed the situation differently? Note that this was a very low level game, with several players new to rugby.